Ducks

How are you getting out? Taking a big slog and missing? Or is your forward defensive lacking? Where do you bat, is there a coach in the team or would one of the better batsmen who would take a look at you and tell you what you're doing wrong?

in well over 100 matches ive never got a duck and you know how? The first ball I face I tap and RUN!! Who cares if your partners run out, just run for your life.

well number 8 so yes, i'm not the most popular man in my team 

well what i tent to do is take my eye off the ball at the last second and then take a massive swing at the balls they are usally dead on my middle stump. i bat low down in the order. i think that i could become a good batter if i just had the confindence

Originally posted by strokemaker in well over 100 matches ive never got a duck and you know how? The first ball I face I tap and RUN!! Who cares if your partners run out, just run for your life.

If your partner is run out you still haven't scored a run though, have you.

You really don't understand cricket at all, do you?

Originally posted by W.G. Originally posted by strokemaker in well over 100 matches ive never got a duck and you know how? The first ball I face I tap and RUN!! Who cares if your partners run out, just run for your life. If your partner is run out you still haven't scored a run though, have you. You really don't understand cricket at all, do you?

Please dont try and start arguments, thats not why I'm here. I'm here to make friends and talk about cricket.

Also, I was clearly exaggerating when I said tap and run, I oviously aim for a gap in the field and then run. I'm your typical "stay there and let the guy at the other end do his thing" type of batsman.

And I have never made a duck. I dont know how I managed it but its completely true I have never made a duck.

Jones completed many innings for England without any ducks until that pair match and he batted at 7.

I sware this is true, it's hardly boast material anyway. I have only averaged 18 in my whole career.

Originally posted by strokemaker Originally posted by W.G. Originally posted by strokemaker in well over 100 matches ive never got a duck and you know how? The first ball I face I tap and RUN!! Who cares if your partners run out, just run for your life. If your partner is run out you still haven't scored a run though, have you. You really don't understand cricket at all, do you? Please dont try and start arguments, thats not why I'm here. I'm here to make friends and talk about cricket.

I am not trying to start an argument with you.  I would advise not posting absolute drivel, it attracts attention ........ KP will not score a double hundred, Botham no great skakes as a batsman, running your partner out stops you getting a duck (clearly it doesn't), etc.

Originally posted by sammythola7 W.G.! That is really unnecesary, the poor lad obevious did not mean that. Any body with quntative cricket experiencewud know that, if u did not know that then I am starting to question you, coz that was meant for a good lough.!!

I'll bother to reply to you when it takes me less than 27 reads to work out what you are going on about.

Originally posted by Bettis91 well what i tent to do is take my eye off the ball at the last second and then take a massive swing at the balls they are usally dead on my middle stump. i bat low down in the order. i think that i could become a good batter if i just had the confindence

i have started to get better i got 15 and 9 not out the other day so its getting better.

no not really mate u was just asking everybody if there was anything i could do to stop for getting ducks. and noe because i have found things on the coaching sections i am getting better.